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30th Annual Big Time Festival At Kule Loklo

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Date: June 25, 2010
Contact: Loretta Farley, 415-464-5140

Coast Miwok dancer. Artwork by Edward Willie.

Big Time Festival
Saturday, July 17, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Kule Loklo

Please join us for this traditional Native American trade festival at Kule Loklo, Point Reyes National Seashore. The annual festival is slated for Saturday, July 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Kule Loklo, a Coast Miwok Cultural Exhibit. Throughout the day demonstrators will demonstrate their skills in basketry, flint knapping, clamshell bead making, and more. Vendors will be selling a wide variety of crafts as well as informational booths. Traditional dancers from the Intertribal Pomo group and Dry Creek Pomo will dance.

Please be aware that dogs and alcoholic beverages are not allowed at Kule Loklo. Bring a picnic lunch and spend the day. Free parking is available at the Bear Valley Visitor Center where you may access the 0.4-mile long trail leading to Kule Loklo. This event is great for the whole family and is free of charge. For more information please call the Bear Valley Visitor Center at 415-464-5100 x2 x5.

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